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DTSTART:20190607T003000Z
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URL:http://dvoc.org/events/return-of-the-raven-rescheduled-from-feb-7/
SUMMARY:Return of the Raven (Rescheduled from Feb 7)
DESCRIPTION:The Common Raven\, Corvus corax\, has the widest distribution o
f any of the Corvidae\, the family that includes crows\, jays\, nutcracker
s\, magpies and related birds such as rooks\, jackdaws\, and choughs. It i
s also the largest and heaviest of the passerines\, or perching birds -- a
nd the smartest.\n\nThe presentation will cover the historic status of the
Common Raven in eastern North America from the late 1880s\, its remarkabl
e return in the 1990s\, and its present status as a nesting species in man
y (often surprising) areas of NJ and the eastern states. Since the early 1
980s the population and perhaps the behavioral dynamics of the eastern Com
mon Raven has begun to change. Rick Radis will explore the possible reason
s as to why the Common Ravens have lost their shyness around humans and di
scuss how ravens interact with the other two species of corvids in the Nor
theast.\n\nOur speaker\, Rick Radis\, first watched birds as a child on fa
mily trips to Cape May and remembers early trips to the old heron rookery
in Stone Harbor. He is an editor\, writer and environmental consultant who
has worked on land and water preservation and as an endangered species sp
ecialist since the late 1970s. He is a past editor of NJ Birds\, NJ Audubo
n Magazine and other conservation publications. His writing\, editorial an
d photography have appeared in the New York Times\, TNY\, and many other n
ational and regional publications. The program promises to be entertaining
as well as educational.\n
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CATEGORIES:Meetings
LOCATION:Academy of Natural Sciences\, The Academy of Natural Sciences of D
rexel University\, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy\,\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 191
03\, United States
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